Storm reports for March 7, 2000

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On March 7, 2000, 140 hail, 145 damaging-wind and 7 tornado reports were logged across 6 states. The largest hail reported was 2.00″ (hen egg size) in Kit Carson County, CO.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (140)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $2.4 million in property damage and 5 injuries from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (292 events in 6 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Seward County, KS (near Liberal) · Tornado F1 · $250,000 · 2 injuries
  “Tornado began at 3rd and Pennsylvania and traveled north-northwest to just past the Southwest Medical Center. The small circulation was evidently wrapped into the RFD as it traversed around the southeast section of the Meso.”
• Custer County, OK (near Weatherford) · Thunderstorm wind · $240,000 · 1 injury
  “Three semis were overturned on Interstate 40, and one of the drivers was injured. Five thousand square feet of the roof at Walmart was blown off. Numerous homes and businesses had windows broken.”
• Comanche County, KS (near Buttermilk) · Thunderstorm wind · $50,000 · 1 injury
  “Downburst destroyed a shed and toppled a 75 foot radio tower. An empty fuel tank was carried 400 yards. A camper trailer parked at an oil rig was heavily damaged and the male occupant received a minor injury.”
• Comanche County, KS (near Buttermilk) · Tornado F1 · 1 injury
  “Barn completely destroyed and several dog houses were destroyed but no injuries to the animals resulted. Debris was carried 2 miles.”
• Potter County, TX (near Amarillo) · Thunderstorm wind 69 mph · $150,000
  “Eighteen wheeler blown over from the highway.”
• Sumner County, KS (near Mulvane) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $100,000
  “Severe thunderstorm winds gusting to 65kts damaged two mobile home parks. One mobile home was destroyed with two others severely damaged. In addition to law enforcement officials, reports were also received from area newspapers.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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